Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-12

Hereof take due notice.
W. T. BLACK,
N. SOLOMON,
Attorneys for August Spies.
AN EXCITING EPISODE.
Some excitement was caused at theIaiI
about O'Clock this morning by de-
termined attempt on the part OF Mrs.
Parsons to gain entrance for the purpose
of seeing her husband. She appeared
in widows weeds, with tear-swollen eyes.
leading her two small children, and ac-
companied by several other relatives of
the condemned men. She WAS stopped
by the police ana informed that she
could not enter. 81 must go, she
cried, as her dark eyes flashed forth fire.
" lam Lucy Parsons; these are my chill
dren We must 60 into TIE jail they
must see their father"
1T is impossible" exclaimed the oil
GERS. "No one can pass here; en-
trance can only be had ct Dearborn
street"
Il will go, exclaimed Mrs. Parsons,
and with a determined effort she darted
under the ropes. In an instant four
officers had her in hand. She was lifted
over the ropes and once again stood
outside the lines.
"You must obey the law" they said,
cor it will go hard with you
"The law" she yelled, "what do |
care for law and my husband being
murdered. Shoot me; kill me il you
will. q"
Mrs. Parsons then went to t'e Dear
born-strcet eatrauce OF the jail and
renewed her effort to gain admission
with so much determination and stub
borness that Captain Buckley was COM
PEELED to arrest her and sent her IN n
patrol wagon, with the children and
one of her friends named Mrs. Holmes.
to the station house, where she was kept
locked mp until after 2 o'clock. When
finally released sho asked, els the
bloody business over - and upon being
informed that it was she sIid
she had come to the lail by
direction OF y deputy officer who pro
missed that the children shOuld have a
lass opportunity to see their father, but
the promise had not been kept. She
thea started for home, passing through
the crowd without apparently being ro-
coQnized by any one Every moment 4
newsbov would thrust paper in her
face crying Full account OF the exc
cution." She frequently broke down
and sobbad. and as they passed along
took her boy more firmly 10y the hand
and walked more rapidly, keeping her
mead bent down,
lhe immense crowd which surrounded
the jail at The time Of the execution WAS
kept back by ropes guarded by armed
police, and nothing was saI1 or done to
create disorder.
OTHER INCIDENTS.
Great excitement was caused imme-
diatcly after the execution by the furious
driving OF fire. wagon through the dense
throng with cries OF " Fire Make way
Make way :" aud shortly aftergard the
crowd WAS driven upon the sidewalks in
will confusion ty a runway team
Of horses but no one was seriously hurt.
AboIt the same time the police under
took 10 arrest a man who was haraagu-
ing crowd IN an excited manner from
the curbstOne. lie drew Il revolver and
showed fight. but WAS oyerpowered,
disarmci, and sent to the stltIon-house.
There was no other disturbance.
The IrboRor H'itYHy was not Issued
to-day, the employees having decided
that thev couid nest testify their respect
sor the memories Of "their best com
rades Of the past" by closing the Office.
Tine hulldipg ~a5 drapcd little, q
stream,r Of Dllc., aud white having been
strung from the TOP windows.
Five hundred dollars were presented
to-dny to the widows and orphans Of the
men who were killed at Haymsrhet The
money was the gift OF a prominent husi-
ness m,n, who refuses TO allow tae use
OF his name.
WHY TIE EXECUTION WAS DELAYED.
Sheriff Matson sat in his private Of
fee this evening very pale, and the darl;
riugs under his eyes showed that ne WAS
worn out with thinking, worry, excite
ment, and hard work He said he
thought the execution passed of as well
as IN unpleasant thing as that could.
Upon beng asked whether be appre-
hended any trouble at the funeral Of the
dead Anarchists he replied. "No; do
not / think the better judgment OF
Che friends Of the unfortunate men will
prevail. and that nothing will be done
TO cause q repetition OF to-day's work"
"Why was the execution delayed from
10 TO l. o'clOck -
"Merely to give the men all the
chance to escape their doom that there
was. 1t was my intention yesterday to
have the work over promptly at lC
o'clock, but when [ heard that Captain
Black was at Springfield pleading with
the Governor 1 decided to hold of and
give them the benefit Of their counscls
work. / did not care to have it said that
we had rushed them to eternity when
there was a chance OF their being saved,
and 50 / waited.
MET THEIR FATE WITH FIRNfNESS.
1t is generally conceded that the con
demned Anarchists met their fate TO day
with cOolness and courage. Spies listened
atteniiyely to the reading OF the death
warrant Just before the execution. anC
at its conclusion he looked for O moment
at Sheriff Matson steadily, bat without
any malevoencc, and then said
"Sherif, you are about TO commit 1
judicial murder" All the prisoner
walked to the gallows steadily without
support and met death with frmness.
LYING IN THEIR COFFINs.
The centre OF attraction for idle ant
curious people has been transferred to
night from the jail to Milwaukee avenue
where in tue homes Of their relatives th,
/ bodies OF the dead Anarchists are lying
in their collins. There were little crowd
here and there along the street through
out the evening, but although the execu
ton was everywhere discussed, there wa
/ little excitement The only sign of opeI
( interest was shown at the Aurora TurDel
I Hall, on Huron street near Milwaukee
avenue. Here flag was ut half-mast
and in tue saloon below groups OF mer
gathered and expressed their disappro
val of the hanging. There were som'
Sowing faces here, ard stranger wa.
/ not cordially greeted, while clincheC
fists and ugly glances told OF the un
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